ABOUT ME 

I have worked in diverse settings in London for the NHS, charities and in the private sector as a psychotherapist, art therapist and clinical supervisor to nursing staff. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, I taught English abroad before returning to the UK where I worked in the private sector in recruitment, marketing and international development.  I am interested in the arts and believe they provide us with a valuable contribution to society, whether through visual art, film, dance or music. I have also also recorded and performed as a musician for many years and enjoy making art, particularly drawing and painting. I hold both music visual art and all forms of creative expression in high esteem, and regard them as very important in informing my work as a therapist. I also have a particular research interest in religion, folklore, and mythology and the way in which they impact on one’s psychological and emotional life.

affiliations and registrations

Registered UKCP Psychotherapist

Registered HCPC Art Psychotherapist

Member of the Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education

Member of the EMDR Association

TRAINING & QUALIFICATIONS 

Certificate in EMDR - EMDR Academy

MA Integrative Arts Psychotherapy (distinction) - Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education/ University of East London

Advanced Diploma Integrative Arts Psychotherapy - Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education/ University of East London

Diploma in the Therapeutic Application of the Arts (distinction) - Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education/ University of East London / London Metropolitan University. 

Certificate in Counselling - Institute for Arts and Therapy in Education

BA (Hons) English & Related Studies (Bretton Hall/ University of Leeds) 

Publications and articles

I enjoy writing about psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, and the arts and and have written several articles on my own blog here, for Psyche Reg, Counselling Directory, and for Private Psychiatry. These are intended both as ‘standalone’ articles and as a means of providing further insight into the way in which I approach my work clinically.

I have also written a book entitled ‘Trauma and the Supernatural in Psychotherapy' which considers perspectives from psychoanalysis, anthropology, literature and folklore.